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Last week I regaled readers with songs my father sang, songs he learned in those glorious years of the Jazz Age when stock prices went up and moral behavior went down. I once asked him to give me his …
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By Dave Wood
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11/5/25
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This is my favorite time of year, but a twinge of sadness sneaks in from time to time. As I’ve mentioned in past columns, the cold of fall is woodcutting weather. And it’s when I miss my …
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11/5/25
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The late State Sen. Tim Cullen and I used to get together now and then, off the record, to kick around political and policy affairs. He’s gone now and no confidences are violated by writing …
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By Bill Barth
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11/5/25
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Many of us rarely think twice about the water we drink. We are lucky to live in the St. Croix River Valley where most of us can trust that our water is fresh and clean. Yet, despite this abundance, …
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By Robin Boles
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10/29/25
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Nestled where mighty rivers meet, the Great River Road Visitor & Learning Center at Freedom Park has for almost two decades welcomed visitors, nature lovers, and curious travelers alike. As it …
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By Executive Director Linda Schenk
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10/29/25
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My Grandma always said after prices for everything skyrocketed in the 1950s, “What this country needs is a damned good depression, like in the 1930s when you could buy pork chops for a nickel a …
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By Dave Wood
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10/29/25
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From time to time, as I get older – an older I am getting – I need a break of a few weeks from my weekly message to you fine readers. The inspiration isn’t what it used to be. In …
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By John McLoone
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10/29/25
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Boo! Waa haa haa haa. That’s my creepy witch laugh.
As I mentioned in last week’s column, Spooky Season is upon us. While children dressed as superheroes, ghosts and princesses will …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/29/25
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The shortening days and the changing colors of autumn are visual reminders to me that another year is coming to a close.
Fall finally arrived with full force on our farm when we had several …
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By Chris Hardie
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10/29/25
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I’m a big fan of the History Channel and especially the “American Pickers” segment with chronicles of the “Antique Archaeology” store in Le Claire, Iowa. My …
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By Dave Wood
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10/23/25
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As my daughter used to say, it’s Spooky Season. Jack-o-lanterns adorn porches, inflatable witches sway in the fall breeze and ghosts dance from tree branches. I love this time of year and even …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/23/25
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My wife Ruth and I have spent more than half a century traveling this country and the world in search of good things to eat. For the most part we’ve been successful, depending on tourist guides …
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By Dave Wood
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10/15/25
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Think back to a moment in your life when you felt fear about money. Perhaps you were laid off and watched your savings dwindle. Maybe a medical emergency emptied your bank account. Or you remember …
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By Patrick J. Wood
CEO, Multi Media Channels
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10/15/25
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Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts …
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By Dean Ridings
America’s Newspapers
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10/15/25
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The Assembly voted for a package of bills Tuesday aimed to increase the housing supply and lower the cost of housing for first-time buyers.
Currently in Wisconsin, there is a housing crisis. The …
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By Rep. Rob Kreibich
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10/15/25
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Fall harvest is busiest, most dangerous time for rural Wisconsin drivers and farmers. Here's why.
Autumn signals many changes in rural Wisconsin: cooler temperatures, shorter daylight hours and …
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By Mary Brand
Pierce County Farm Bureau President
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10/15/25
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Usually, when I write about politics, the topics revolve around local or state matters and I do my best to use measured language.
Be warned. Not today.
The trigger is yet another in the …
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10/15/25
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It’s been a strange fall season as we head into mid-October.
As of this writing, our valley has yet to be touched with frost. Making it past Oct. 1 without a frost used to be a rarity but …
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By Chris Hardie
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10/15/25
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I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for Prescott, Wis. First, I spent my too brief honeymoon with my Beautiful Wife, dining at the wonderful Steamboat Inn where we celebrated many anniversaries …
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By Dave Wood
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10/8/25
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My favorite time of year is beginning: When the heat of summer gives way to the coolness of autumn and a trio of festive holidays takes center stage, one for each month. Halloween in October, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/8/25
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